In Sermon Illustrations: "What Is Holy Spirit"

Clip: "Everybody Loves Raymond," Excerpted From ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 28, 2002

[Clip: "Everybody Loves Raymond," excerpted from episode 119, "Talk To Your Daughter". Note: this episode is one of four included in a "For Your Consideration" DVD/VHS package that was prepared for the 2002 Emmy voters. You might find it on ebay.] Deborah: Ally just doesn’t want to know how we get ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose, Fulfillment, Worry

Denomination: Baptist

When I Was In College, I Had A Professor, Dr. ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Mar 11, 2002

When I was in college, I had a professor, Dr. Robert Lundstrom who said this over and over: “What you are speaks so ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Many Guys And Girls Drink To Prop Up Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Many guys and girls drink to prop up their sagging courageto help them do what they really want to do, and what they know is the wrong thing to ...read more

Tags: Addiction

When Decisions Have To Be Made, Dont Look Back ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When decisions have to be made, dont look back and wonder what I would have done. Look up, and the light will come to do ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

An Education Isnt How Much You Have Committed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An education isnt how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. Its being able to differentiate ...read more

Tags: Culture

Faith Is The Bucket Of Power Lowered By The Rope ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Faith is the bucket of power lowered by the rope of prayer into the well of Gods abundance. What we bring up depends upon what we let down. ...read more

Tags: Faith General

We Should So Live And Work In Our Lifetime So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We should so live and work in our lifetime so that what came to us as seed might go the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as ...read more

Tags: Death

Prolepsis

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2011

PROLEPSIS A $10,000 word defines what it means for us to live by faith in hope of what is to come. It is called "Prolepsis," and is defined as, "the representation or assumption of a ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Quantity Of Money That One Gives Is Of Little ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 8, 2009

The quantity of money that one gives is of little importance. What is important is what one gives. If it is a part of one's income, then this is not righteousness, goodness or good faith. If it is capital ...read more

Tags: Giving General

There Are Two Kinds Of Discontent In This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are two kinds of discontent in this world; the discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants, and the second loses what it has. There's no cure ...read more

Tags: Peace

Powerful Prayer Is Not So Much Learning How To ...

Contributed by John Van Der Heide on Jun 25, 2009

"Powerful prayer is not so much learning how to get what we want from God; it is learning from God how to want what we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our Destiny Changes With Our Thoughts; We Shall ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Our destiny changes with our thoughts; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thoughts ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Rich Or Poor?

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013

RICH OR POOR? "There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money." -- Unknown "He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according ...read more

Tags: Money, Stewardship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Bevere Stated In His Book Driven By ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 14, 2007

John Bevere stated in his book Driven by Eternity this, “In regard to your calling; you’ll not be judged according to what you did, but ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stacy A. Johnson Of First Baptist Church Of San ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007

Stacy A. Johnson of First Baptist Church of San Jacinto CA Said: “If I buy today what I do not need, I will most ...read more

Denomination: Other

Helen Rosavere Is An English Woman Who Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002

Helen Rosavere is an English woman who had interests in becoming a doctor and serving Do. Upon completion of her medical training at Cambridge University, Helen began to ask God where he would want her to serve. Before long, God directed Helen to an area in the Congo (Africa) which had a population ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Wise Heart ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A Wise Heart Cry James, the half brother of Jesus, gives the Christian a powerful truth, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5). The Body of Christ is called to make disciples and this calling is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven, A Real Place

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Heaven, A Real Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Took Away…  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 17, 2002

They took away what should have been my eyes, (But I remembered Milton’s Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears). They took away what should have been my tongue, (But I had walked with God when I was young). He ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Evangelism The Lost, Human Body

Denomination: Pentecostal

For Instance, If Someone Confronts Us About ...  PRO

Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002

For instance, if someone confronts us about something we have said and we did not have a reason to say what we said neither did we know what we were talking about, we tell “little white lies” as if it is acceptable. Lying is not acceptable by man or God because a lie is a lie no matter whom tells ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Pentecostal